“Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;”
Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, that whoever has suffered in the flesh is done with sin — the logical consequence ('therefore') of Christ's suffering extends to believers: they must 'arm themselves' (hoplizō) with the same 'intention' (ennoia, way of thinking). The assertion that suffering in flesh (sarkı) effects freedom from sin represents a paradoxical claim: endurance of suffering produces spiritual victory.
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